On June 3 - 5, 2012, NYU invites your participation with the global leaders in lodging development, investment, and finance at the 34th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference in New York City.

Conference Chair Jonathan M. Tisch and the executive planning committee are developing another extraordinary program. The NYU conference will again create a forum with dynamic discussion on fundamental and timely issues.

Special program highlights include the annual CEOs Check In interviews on June 4 as top industry executives discuss leadership and strategy. Our CEO line-up includes Eric A. Danziger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group; Mark S. Hoplamazian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Kirk Kinsell, President, the Americas, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group); Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group; and Arne M. Sorenson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Marriott International, Inc. This panel will be moderated by Dr. Lalia Rach, Clinical Professor at the NYU-SCPS Tisch Center.

On Tuesday, June 5, Conference Chair Jonathan M. Tisch will bring invaluable insights to conference attendees in his annual Beyond the Boardroom interview with Chuck Todd, Chief White House Correspondent, NBC News.

This year's Lodging Hospitality Magazine's Stephen W. Brener Silver Plate Award recipient is Christopher J. Nassetta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Hotels.

We look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to the 34th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference in June!

About the NYU SPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality

The NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, now celebrating 25 years of academic excellence, is a leading center for the study of hospitality, travel, and tourism. Founded in 1995, the Tisch Center was established in response to the growing need for hospitality and tourism undergraduate and graduate education. Its cutting-edge curricula attract bright, motivated students who seek to become leaders in their fields.

Through its undergraduate degree in hotel and tourism management, its graduate degrees in hospitality industry studies, tourism management, and event management; a plethora of Professional Pathways programs; and its world-renowned hospitality investment conference, students gain the knowledge and the skill sets that enable them to manage change, to communicate, to thrive in complex work environments, and to advance the businesses of hospitality, travel, and tourism. The Tisch Center recently launched the Hospitality Innovation Hub (HI Hub), which will foster entrepreneurship and creative solutions for the industries it serves. The state-of-the-art facilities offer students, start-ups, established industry partners, and investors opportunities to learn, discover, innovate, and invest.

For more information about the NYU SPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, visit sps.nyu.edu/tisch.